Elon Musk has never been a proponent of the universe's most abundant element, hydrogen. Well, at least in the context of a fuel source for an electric car. This is not a new stance for him, but it is one he reiterated last month at a press conference. So, why, exactly, is he such an H-phobe, and is he right? »2/18/15 3:40pm 2/18/15 3:40pm

Volkswagen and Audi have been putting most of their eggs into the battery-electric basket, despite a few hydrogen-powered concepts in the past. But it wants to diversify, and VAG's next big move is a new fuel-cell patent deal with one of the most auto-focused hydrogen propulsion companies around.»2/12/15 2:45pm 2/12/15 2:45pm

Hydrogen fuel cells are a cool technology that were perfected to enable humans to go to the moon. Now that they're perfected even more, they're enabling humans to go to work or the liquor store, and, incredibly, this is progress. The Toyota Mirai is an example of this remarkable progress. Funny looking, maybe, but it… »11/20/14 3:20pm 11/20/14 3:20pm

With the unveiling of the production Toyota Mirai, all eyes are on hydrogen fuel again, and the question of whether automakers and governments can make the power source and infrastructure work. But there have been some fascinating hydrogen experiments over the decades. »11/18/14 11:30am 11/18/14 11:30am

Imagine! A world in which you can own a small, cheap, rear-wheel drive sports car that burns not the finite processed dinosaur juice extracted from the ground, but hydrogen in all its abundant glory! This isn't some science fiction dream — it's something Mazda actually did back in the early 1990s. »7/16/14 12:00pm 7/16/14 12:00pm

Hydrogen might be the fuel of the future – and always will be – but that hasn't stopped Radical Sportscars and the Cranfield University from envisioning what a hydrogen racer would look like. »6/26/14 7:37pm 6/26/14 7:37pm

I could stand you right in front of the very first really mass-production capable hydrogen-powered vehicle and say "Look at that car. That's a hydrogen car that could be the future of motoring." And you would say "What car? What are you pointing at? Behind that white SUV thing?" Then maybe we'd kiss. »6/16/14 3:57pm 6/16/14 3:57pm

This is The Morning Shift, our one-stop daily roundup of all the auto news that's actually important — all in one place at 9:00 AM. Or, you could spend all day waiting for other sites to parse it out to you one story at a time. Isn't your time more important? »8/30/13 9:00am 8/30/13 9:00am

People have been talking about running cars on water for years, but it's a slow march from science fiction to reality. Even on a small scale, development is difficult. But the i-H2GO is the second revision of an all-water remote controlled car that seems to actually work. »7/28/13 12:12pm 7/28/13 12:12pm

A few days ago this article about the "European Space Agency working on using rocket fuel in cars" was brought to my attention, and I'll admit it made me a little excited. Perhaps not exactly visibly, but close. Upon reading the article, however, I was disappointed. I'll explain why, and also try to help you, curious… »11/13/12 9:30am 11/13/12 9:30am

Besides getting stuck in traffic, dealing with auto accidents, making loan payments, paying your car insurance, and being forced to compete in demolition derbies by Russian drug lords you owe money to, the most annoying consequence of car ownership is probably having to make trips to the gas station. »9/29/12 12:30pm 9/29/12 12:30pm

Two hydrogen tanks exploded yesterday at an alternative fuel station near the Rochester airport that supplies fuel for GM. A gas station employee was treated for second-degree burns, flights were delayed, and Hindenburg jokes were made. [D&C via AutoBlog] »8/27/10 2:30pm 8/27/10 2:30pm

The Riversimple is a hydrogen-powered city car with a radically different "open source" production and design model. If a company takes the design and improves on it they have to share it with everyone else. »6/17/09 1:00pm 6/17/09 1:00pm